title: Simple method for refining arabinan polysaccharides by alcohol extraction of the prune, Prunus domestica L.
abstract: L-Arabinose is a useful sugar in the food industry. We demonstrate here simple methods for refining arabinan polysaccharides by alcohol extraction from prune, Prunus domestica L., as a source of L-arabinose. Alcohol-soluble polysaccharides were purified from a solution of prune extracted by 80% ethanol. After fractionating the polysaccharides by ion-exchange chromatography, arabinans were identified as mainly constituted by (1→5)-linked arabinofuranosyl units.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Life Science, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University.
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mizukawa
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikami
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Tomio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yabe
mesh_terms: D005591:Chemical Fractionation / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D027861:Prunus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; C030080:araban; D000431:Ethanol